Great place to get experience in sales, then move on - Sales Carahsoft Employee Review

3.0
Oct 12, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Craig Abod is a genius, he knows his business and he is a shrewd businessman. I have a huge amount of respect for him and the company is going to keep growing. They have yearly trips to a Caribbean destination, fun contests where you can win cool gadgets like ipads, shoe day for the ladies, guys night out for the men. You will definitely learn the ins and outs of sales and will have something to put on a resume for future opportunities. If you make it 4 years you also get a company paid trip to Paris, which is pretty cool (I did not make it that long) It is also pretty hard to get fired. For a first job out of college overall it isn't the worst place to work, and you really will get the meat and potatoes of sales.

Cons

This is an entry level job and you will make an entry level salary - low. Depending on the team you are on, you may get treated well, but it really depends. expect to work really hard- 8:30-5:30 minimum, but don't expect to get ahead if you don't work longer hours than that. no work/life balance, so if you don't make friends at work, you are going to be pretty miserable because you are there all the time. Training as a new hire was a joke, they basically threw you in to cold calling and it was sink or swim. There is no HR department and alcohol all over the place which is a horrible combination. They were not pleased when I left the company, when I gave my reasons for leaving to my director I was actually told verbatim that I had "verbally punched" her "in the face". Management on my team was not at all professional, you got promoted if you were friends with the director and part of her inner circle, and it wasn't until that was pointed out that a path was created for other people to become promotable. It really depends what team you are on though.

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5.0
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Pros

4.5 years working at Carahsoft, I’ve seen and heard it all. Work from home, too many people take this for granted. They promote within! Plenty of opportunity to move up if you work hard and deserve obviously. Work hard, be proactive, take accountability, be reliable, consistent aka do your job and you aren’t micromanaged. If the above is done, they compensate you very nicely. Craig pays 50% of health insurance (not sure if this has changed for new hires) that is unheard of and extremely helpful. Insurance is great, never had any issues. Craig cares and does so much for his employees, way more than I think some people deserve and take for granted. Team Trip, 401k match, Shoe Day, Epic Bar Tab, Reggae Fest, milestone and birthday gift cards, Trophy Bottle, snack boxes, and more.

Cons

They hire kids right out of college with zero work ethic and work experience. They don’t fire people enough, you have a handful of top performers picking up the slack for their colleagues and carrying the team. 60+% of my pay is bonus which makes tax season daunting and stressful.

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